Propagation: Please help with Jade Plant, 1 by Horseshoe

Horseshoe wrote:
Morning Folks! (Snowing here! And Daughter loves it!)

I just use a store-bought potting soil. Get some that has perlite in it tho, to help drain the water out. And don't put gravel in the bottom of your pot...that really doesn't help the soil to drain. I suppose you could also buy potting soil recommended for cactus but I've never used it for jades.

Pati, they can bloom even when small but will only have a few flowers on them. The bigger the plant the more flowers they'll begat. I have some in 4 inch pots that have bloomed. The big 'topiary' pictured above is probably 5-6 yrs old and basically lives in the greenhouse. The others are either that age or younger.

I think they bloom best when 'benign neglect' is offered them!

As for watering, if you feel the leaves and they feel semi-soft and puffy they don't need water. When the leaves begin to feel hard (but not wrinkled/withered) water them till the water comes out the bottom of the pot, then forget about them. That is why good drainage is important...if the soil holds the water like a sponge, not good.

I very seldom feed them anything. Maybe twice a year when I'm spraying fish emulsion on other plants in the greenhouse I'll do the jades also. (I don't recommend fish emulsion in the house! Pee-yuuu!) (Perhaps you could use it during the warm months when you can put the plant outdoors tho.)

Hope this helps. Thanks for the compliments! They sure are great plants to grow and have fun with. You can just feel their personality! (Here's another group.)